[Briar Chapel Homes : Chapel Hill] Things to Do in Chapel Hill near Briar Chapel

[Jennifer & Peter Winkler]

Chapel Hill Magazine recently published a list of things you must do in Chapel Hill, which we thought was worth posting. Please note we have made a few substitutions, based on our own experience of living in this part of the Triangle for the past 30 years.


ARTS / ENTERTAINMENT
1. Attend a Carolina Performing Arts show at Memorial Hall
2. Laugh at stand-up performers at DSI Comedy Theater
3. Participate in the 2ndFriday Artwalk
4. Get a book signed by an author at Flyleaf Books or McIntyre's Books
5. Listen to a great band at the Haw River Ballroom in Saxapahaw
6. Catch a movie at The Varsity or Lumina theaters
7. View the latest exhibition at Ackland Art Museum or stroll through FRANK Gallery
9. Watch your favorite band perform at Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro

10. Visit local art studios during the annual Open Studio Tours (Nov.-Dec.)
11. Attend an outdoor concert at Briar Chapel's Summer Music Series (Jun.-Sept.)
12. Catch a traveling Broadway show at Durham Performing Arts Center
13. Take a walking tour of the colorful murals throughout town (download map)


SPORTS / OUTDOORS
1. Attend a UNC Football, Soccer, Baseball or Basketball game (Go Heels!)
2. Play a round of golf at UNC’s Finley Golf Course, or one of the other courses near Briar Chapel
3. Catch the excitement at Tar Heel Town on a UNC football game day (Sept.-Nov.)
4. Spend an afternoon among the memorabilia at the Carolina Basketball Museum
5. See the caricatures of UNC icons on the walls at Spanky’s Restaurant and Bar
6. Watch a game or Franklin Street celebrations from the balcony at Top of the Hill
7. Rush Franklin Street after a UNC victory over Duke
8. Hike the Occoneechee or Briar Chapel trails
9. Go for a kayak adventure along the Haw River
10. Go for a nature walk at the N.C. Botanical Garden
11. Enjoy music outside at Fridays on the Front Porch at The Carolina Inn (Apr.-Oct.)
12. Have a picnic in the Coker Arboretum
13. Check out the local farm scene on the annual Piedmont Farm Tour (April)
14. Go for a walk in Jordan Lake's Educational Forest, and be on the lookout for bald eagles
15. Relax on the lawn of Weaver Street Market in Carrboro
16. Go fishing on the Eno River
17. Stroll along the scenic Riverwalk, an urban greenway in Hillsborough


FAMILY FUN
1. See Paperhand Puppet Intervention perform an outdoor show in the historic Forest Theatre (Aug.-Sept.)
2. See the Beltie cows and stroll the walkable Fearrington Village
3. Pile a cone high with Carolina Crunch from Maple View Farm
4. Catch an afternoon show at Morehead Planetarium
5. Watch an outdoor movie while floating in the saltwater pool at Briar Chapel
6. Learn and explore with the kids at Kidzu Children’s Museum
7. Camp out for a good spot at the Fourth of July fireworks at Kenan Stadium
8. Ring in the Christmas season with Ira David Wood's A Christmas Carol
9. Browse more than 100 artists’ booths along West Franklin Street during Festifall (Oct.)
10. Take a tour of Carolina Tiger Rescue in Pittsboro


FOODIE
1. Taste the Honeysuckle Sorbet at Crook’s Corner
2. Order a Single, Double, or Triple BLT at Merritt’s Store & Grill
3. Try a craft cocktail at The Crunkleton or the hidden Peccadillo.
4. Shop local produce from the Carrboro Farmers’ Market
5. Taste dishes by local chefs at the annual Pepper Festival in Briar Chapel (Oct.)
6. Go behind the scenes on a brewery or distillery tour of Carolina Brewery or Top of the Hill
7. Wait in line on a weekend morning at Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen
8. Finish a 33-ounce blue cup of beer at He’s Not Here
9. Buy a cut of meat from Cliff’s Meat Market in Carrboro
10. Pick out gourmet gifts at Southern Season


CLASSICS
1. Take a guided tour of the Old Chapel Hill Cemetery
2. Drink from the Old Well
3. Kiss your sweetheart below the Davie Poplar tree on UNC’s campus
4. Get a milk shake and a hamburger at Sutton’s
5. Celebrate Halloween in a big way on Franklin Street
6. Dine at Carolina Coffee Shop, the town’s oldest restaurant
7. Shop for a Carolina blue tie at (Alexander) Julian’s
8. Walk around a historic neighborhood like Gimghoul to admire the architecture

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Posted By Jennifer & Peter Winkler to Briar Chapel Homes : Chapel Hill at 12/23/2015 10:43:00 AM